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Chick-fil-a+. How does that sound? Is it catchy? That might just be the name of a new streaming service in the future. Yes, we're talking about the Chick-fil-a that serves some of the best chicken sandwiches and waffle fries you could ever eat!

The popular fast food restaurant chain is looking to join the streaming wars by launching its own streaming service. Who would've thought this would ever happen? We didn't see this coming at all. Like Netflix, Chic-fil-a will be creating original content as well as licensing and acquiring content for its streaming platform.

An official name for the streamer has not been announced yet, but the fast food company has reportedly been talking and working with major production companies on creating family-friendly, unscripted original shows. One show that's currently in the works and has been given a 10-episode order by Chick-fil-a is an upcoming game show from Glassman Media (The Wall) and Sugar23.

Chick-Fil-a is looking to get into the entertainment business!

The popular fast food chain has plans to start their own streaming service with a slate of original programming, according to Deadline.

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In the report, Chick-Fil-a has been “working with a number of major production companies, including some of the studios, to create family-friendly shows, particularly in the unscripted space.”

They are also looking to license and acquire content for the streamer.

Among the first of the original programs include a game show from Glassman Media and Sugar23, which was given a ten-episode order. Glassman Media is behind NBC’s The Wall, while Sugar23 produced 13 Reasons Why.

Deadline reports the budget for unscripted programming is at $400,000 per half hour. The fast food chain is looking to launch later this year, with scripted and animation projects also in the works.

Producer Brian Gibson is reportedly...

Hey, quick question ... what the cluck is happening?

Just as multiple streaming platforms have begun offering subscription bundle plans and the Streaming Wars seem to finally be over — a wildly unexpected force has entered late in the game with hopes of shaking things up, funded not by Big Tech, but by Big Fundamentalist Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken. I swear on my life this is not a headline from The Onion come to life, but as first reported by Deadline, Chick-fil-a is launching its own streaming service. I'm already offering my deepest condolences to the first creative who earns the inevitable call from their reps saying, "Chick-fil-A passed" when their project is rejected.

I, and I cannot stress this enough, absolutely despise this announcement, but I will hate it a little bit less if they're at least willing to commit to the bit and call it "Flick-fil-a." Chick-fil-A's...

Once upon a time, there was a program called Top Gear USA on the History Channel. A mere shadow of its UK parent program, it sucked. It tried hard to be interesting and entertaining, but up against the seasoned original with presenters like Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond and the polish of BBC […]...

Michael Brooks.

Warner Bros. International Television Production in Australia has appointed Michael Brooks to the role of Managing Director..

Brooks will be based in Sydney, reporting directly to Ronald Goes, Executive Vice President and Head of Warner Bros. International Television Production, and will be responsible for running production operations in Australia.

Wbitvp Australia produces both new and existing WB formats in Australia, including hit shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette for Network Ten, First Dates for Seven Network and Who Do You Think You Are for Sbs.

.We are thrilled to appoint Michael as Managing Director at Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia,. said Goes. .Having worked on some of the most successful franchised series in the world, Michael brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the team, and he is the perfect choice to lead our Australian production business in what is a fast growing territory for us.

It's the end of the road for Top Gear USA -- at least at History. History has pulled the plug on the unscripted automotive series after six seasons, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Tuesday's episode will now serve as a series finale. "We’d like to thank the entire Top Gear team for five great seasons on History, however we have decided not to order additional seasons for the network," the cabler said in a statement. Co-host Rutledge Wood first broke the news on his Instagram page Monday. "I'm very sad to say, but Tuesday night's #TopGear on @History is the

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Exclusive: Adam Ferrara, who co-hosts the U.S. version of Top Gear and was a regular on FX’s Rescue Me, has signed with Innovative Artists. Ferrara has starred since 2010 on Top Gear, History’s stateside adaptation of the BBC’s gearhead series. Its sixth season premiered April 26. He also played Fire Chief William “Needles” Nelson for five seasons on Denis Leary’s Rescue Me, the last four as a regular. Ferrara also has played a cop in a pair of series: Leary’s 2001 comedy…...

Only four episodes into its fourth season last month, Top Gear – the show all about exotic cars and crazy stunts — took a brief hiatus. But as of Oct. 22, the History Channel show will be back and quite possibly faster than ever.

Top Gear, an import of the UK show by the same name, is hosted by Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood. This season, it’s about to dive into everything amphibious cars, electric cars, and even mid-life crisis cars have to offer. We have an exclusive first look at Top Gear’s upcoming episodes, from crazy times at...

Tune in alert for "Top Gear" which is back with all-new episodes starting Tuesday, Sept 3rd at 9Pm Et/Pt. Season four will kick it into high gear, so strap in. This season, hosts Tanner Foust, Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara race from coast-to-coast in their favorite super-cars, challenge each other to see whose home-made amphibious car floats longer and drive along the Mississippi in the biggest cars the USA has ever produced. From a high-speed race to between a jet boat, rally car and super-car to a review of the brand new Corvette Stingray, this season of Top Gear has it all. "Like" Top Gear Us on Facebook History'’s popular Top Gear returns Tuesday, September 3 at 9Pm Et/Pt...

Exclusive: History has renewed its series Top Gear for a third season, with production now underway. Season 2 of the U.S. version of the British hit drew 1.1 million adults 18-49 and is the network’s youngest-skewing series. Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood host Top Gear, which is produced by BBC Worldwide Prods and is co-production between History and BBC Worldwide. The original series is BBC Two’s most-watched program in the UK, and it airs stateside on BBC America.

What better way to arrive at the Emmy Awards than in your very own limo that you've designed and built yourself?

That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. Et on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.

Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch Vw Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.

Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.

"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole.

What better way to arrive at the Emmy Awards than in your very own limo that you've designed and built yourself?

That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. Et on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.

Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch Vw Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.

Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.

"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole.

The "Top Gear" (Tue., 9 p.m. Est on History) team became the first people to cross the continental divide on a mule trail, and their vehicle of choice was the humble minivan.

As they navigated through a treacherously narrow pass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, convoy leader Tanner Foust ran into trouble. His minivan got stuck on the edge of a cliff.

The first sign of danger was when Tanner noticed that "the back end is trying to slip off the freaking cliff right now."

As he urged his minivan on he became firmly stuck. He couldn't drive forward, but couldn't reverse either because his rear tires were inches from the edge.

Eventually his co-hosts Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara joined forces to push him on with their minivans.

As the trio completed their epic drive a jubilant Adam announced: "We have crossed the continental divide! In minivans!"

"Top Gear" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.

The "Top Gear" (Tue., 9 p.m. Est on History) team became the first people to cross the continental divide on a mule trail, and their vehicle of choice was the humble minivan.

As they navigated through a treacherously narrow pass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, convoy leader Tanner Foust ran into trouble. His minivan got stuck on the edge of a cliff.

The first sign of danger was when Tanner noticed that "the back end is trying to slip off the freaking cliff right now."

As he urged his minivan on he became firmly stuck. He couldn't drive forward, but couldn't reverse either because his rear tires were inches from the edge.

Eventually his co-hosts Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara joined forces to push him on with their minivans.

As the trio completed their epic drive a jubilant Adam announced: "We have crossed the continental divide! In minivans!"

"Top Gear" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.

History brings the new season of the U.S. version of Top Gear to telly on Sunday, July 24, at 10pm Et/Pt. The first season of the popular series attracted nearly 60 million viewers overall and delivered the youngest audience ever to the network. Top Gear is hosted by champion race car driver Tanner Foust, racing analyst Rutledge Wood and comedian Adam Ferrara. From History This season, Tanner, Adam and Rutledge take things to a new, thrilling and customarily ridiculous level. They pit the ultimate off-roader against an Air Boat through the Louisiana swamps, race the new Porsche 911 GTR2 at night through the streets of downtown Los Angeles, find out whether a Subaru Sti or a dirt bike...

"Top Gear" fans, start your engines: The stylish (and popular) British import is getting a second season on History Channel. The U.S. car series, which was adapted from the BBC show, will retain its co-hosts, comedian Adam Ferrara, champion rally/drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. The renewal isn't terribly surprising. The series debut of "Top Gear" last November pulled in nearly 2 million viewers. The second season of "Top Gear" will begin production this spirng, as a co-production between History and BBC Worldwide, History said.

Showtime announced via press release that Iron Man 2 star Don Cheadle has signed on to topline the network’s House of Lies pilot. (When will someone greenlight Glass Case of Emotion?) The dramedy is about “a self-loathing management consultant from a top-tier firm” who will “use any means (or anyone) necessary to get his clients the information they want.”

Neve Campbell is in talks to star in Roland Joffe’s Singularity. The story intertwines stories involving past lives; Campbell will play the wife of an archeologist (Josh Hartnett) whose past life is trying to warn him not to do Hollywood Homicide.

Tanner Foust has suggested that viewers should not compare the Us version of Top Gear to the UK original. The presenter, who hosts the motoring series alongside Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood, told the Futon Critic that the programme "doesn't really try to copy" the BBC version. "It would be impossible to try to fill the shoes of [Richard] Hammond, [Jeremy] Clarkson and [James] May," he claimed. "We're just ourselves and the producers come up with a way in which they can potentially injure us and we fight for our own lives with these challenges." Foust also argued that the (more)...

America gets its very own "Top Gear" thanks to the History channel. History channel? Why not. NBC tried for years to bring an Americanized version of "Top Gear" to TV, with Adam Carolla and other hosts in trials, but the demise of "Knight Rider's" remake put the kibosh on the car-centric series for the Peacock. "Top Gear" premieres on History on Sunday, November 21 at 10:00 pm Eastern 9:00 Central. Adam Ferrara is a well-documented obsession on Monsters and Critics; we love his stand up, we loved him as Chief "Needles" Nelson in "Rescue Me." And now we really love him test driving the hottest cars around and bantering with the likes of pro racer...

"Top Gear" hits the USA. On Sunday, November 21st at 10/9c, History is bringing the worldwide sensation Top Gear to the USA, finally! The series features high-end exotica super-cars, extreme stunts and challenges, car reviews and celebrity interviews; Top Gear is the home for anyone with a love of cars shepherded with wit and outstanding visual segments. The U.S. version will be packed with high-adrenaline action entertainment as it tracks the colorful history of the automobile as well as the eccentric adventures of its hosts with Top Gear.s customary humor. Hosts Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood will take you on a high-octane ride on every episode of Top Gear! Visit the official...

History, in association with BBC Worldwide Productions will debut the new TV series "Top Gear", November 21, showcasing an 'offbeat celebration' of automobiles and driving, hosted by comedian/car buff Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood.

Interviews will include astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actor Tim Allen, actor Ty Burrell, skateboarder Tony Hawk, musician Bret Michaels, actor Dominic Monaghan, musician Kid Rock and actress Michelle Rodriguez.

"...Sunday, November 21st at 10/9c, History is bringing the worldwide sensation 'Top Gear' to the USA! Featuring super-cars, extreme stunts and challenges, car reviews and celebrity interviews, 'Top Gear' is the home for anyone with a love of cars. The Us version will be packed with high-adrenaline action entertainment as it tracks the colorful history of the automobile as well as the eccentric adventures of its hosts with the show's customary wit and humor.

"Hosts Adam Ferrara,...

Adam Ferrara in a Ferrari? It will happen I believe. And this is a very good thing. The comic who shined for several seasons on FX's "Rescue Me" as Chief "Needles" Nelson, has found a new smallscreen home with History and BBC Worldwide Productions for a Us version of Top Gear. The series, which showcases an offbeat celebration of automobiles and driving, is set to premiere this fall 2010, and will be hosted by comedian and car buff Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. The three gents will interview octogenarian Energizer Bunny Astronaut Buzz Aldrin; Tim Allen, Ty Burrell, skateboarder Tony Hawk; Musician Bret Michaels; Dominic Monaghan, Musician Kid Rock...

A trailer for the U.S. version of "Top Gear" was played during History's presentation at the Television Critics Association tour on Friday, August 6. This is an adaptation of the successful BBC series where a secret race driver will test vehicles and celebrities will be invited for interviews and to drive vehicles around a test track.

In the American version, comedian Adam Ferrara, professional racing driver Tanner Foust and roving racing analyst Rutledge Wood are the hosts. Apart from Foust, Ferrara and Wood are actually not the original line-up when NBC picked up the show and shot the pilot for Fall 2009 line-up. Adam Carolla was in Ferrara's position while Eric Strommer was in Wood's.

NBC canceled it before it went to air, mainly because it doesn't want to take the risk due to the failure of "Knight Rider" remake. However, it was announced earlier this year that the show is...

The History channel is teaming with comic book legend Stan Lee for a new series to find real-life X-Men. He will co-host the show will Daniel Browning Smith, dubbed the world's most flexible man. Called "Stan Lee's Superhumans" will set out on a search to find people who have remarkable abilities because of being genetically different. The show will then see how they would be able to use those skill to fight crime. The plan is to debut "Superhumans" on the network during the third quarter. It is one of five new series that have been greenlighted, including "The Kennedys," "Top Gear" and "Swamp People."...

The gearheads of the world rejoiced when NBC put a bullet in the back of the head of a planned remake of the classic British car show 'Top Gear.'

And who can blame them? First of all, this is NBC we're talking about, a network that would pull a show off-the air five minutes into its premiere episode if the ratings didn't please "Darth Zucker." Plus, 'Top Gear' isn't just an institution to gear junkies and "petrolheads." It's one of the most accessible and hilarious shows on television. Even if you drive a used 2001 Pontiac Sunfire and subsequently know nothing about good cars, you can still enjoy it just as much as the octane-brain who takes a brand new Gumpert Apollo to work.

Now The History Channel is taking a crack at rebuilding the show's stalled engine from scratch. I say give it a chance. Anything...

It's been years in the making, but yesterday the History Channel announced that it will be the home of the American version of the hit British show, Top Gear.  You can still watch the original (and always, best) version of the show on BBC America, but people who actually watch for the car stuff will surely be pleased to see reviews of cars that are available to buy and drive in this country (Top Gear traditionally hates American-made cars and refuses to review them.  Also, they think we're all fat). 

An American Top Gear has been kicked around for the past few years -- most recently in 2008 there was an attempt to bring it to NBC with hosts Adam Carolla, some guy named Eric Stromer who drove a freaking hybrid and so should never have been considered let alone given the job, and Tanner Foust, a stunt driver.  NBC eventually...

History brings a new Top Gear to America. It was announced today that a U.S. version of Top Gear, the award-winning BBC series will begin production today. The 10-episode series is being made by BBC Worldwide Productions and showcases an offbeat celebration of automobiles and driving. Premiering fall 2010 on the History channel, the show will be hosted by comedian Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. Loved world wide, "Top Gear" is the home for anyone with a love of cars. The U.S. version will be full of amped up adrenaline and action entertainment as it tracks the colorful history of the automobile as well as the eccentric...

An American version of the BBC hit "Top Gear," which has kicked around several networks in recent years, is finally getting up to speed at the History Channel.

The cable channel announced Wednesday (April 21) that it will debut a U.S. version of the show in the fall. Actor/comedian Adam Ferrara ("Rescue Me"), stunt driver and rally racer Tanner Foust and Speed Channel host Rutledge Wood will host the show.

"History of the automobile and the history of America are intimately intertwined -- to celebrate one is to celebrate the other, says Nancy Dubuc, History's president and general manager. "I am thrilled to bring the U.S. version of this massively popular series to our viewers. ... 'Top Gear' is an intelligent, entertaining show, unique and groundbreaking in its format -- a perfect match for us."

NBC tried a version of "Top Gear" a couple years ago, but...

... Hell hath frozen over. The long-percolating American adaptation of Top Gear will finally launch on The History Channel this fall. If you've ever seen the original.and spectacular.British version of the show, you know the Us version has a lot to live up to. So much, in fact, that there's no possible way it'll be any good. Rescue Me's Adam Ferrara will host, with stunt driver Tanner Foust and racing expert Rutledge Wood rounding out the trio of guys with the luckiest job in the world. But will it be worth...  More >>...

Plus, it's a big day for birthdays, Kelly Cutrone is impatient, American Top Gear ready to roll, Alex O'Laughlin's ... talents, and Neil Patrick Harris' Beastly quips.

On the off chance that anyone at Cartoon Network reads anything I write, I want to go on record as opposing their upcoming programming choices. Not only are you putting live-action programming on something called “Cartoon Network” you also bust out this sentence, which is as close to blasphemy as you can get: “The network also announced that coming later in the year would be an all-new re-imagined version of the Warner Bros animated classic shorts, Looney Tunes.”

Also departing from the title of their network, History Channel is set to premiere their version of Top Gear with Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood.

Kelly Cutrone got sick of waiting for Bravo to decided on a second season for Kell On Earth,...

A&E’s new scripted series The Glades (formerly Sugarloaf) will premiere July 13. The character-based procedural stars Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez and Carlos Gómez. Meanwhile, Comedy Central has ordered seven more episodes of new animated comedy Ugly Americans to launch in October. Since its March 17 premiere, the show about zombies, demons and werewolves in New York, has averaged 2 million total viewers airing behind South Park on Wednesdays. Additionally, History will launch its 10-episode U.S. version of U.K.’s Top Gear in the fall with hosts comedian Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust, and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. [...]...

"Top Gear" is crossing the pond. History is teaming with BBC Worldwide Prods. to launch a U.S. version of the series in the fall.

The network has made a 10-episode commitment to "Gear," which showcases all things automotive: customization, stunts, reviews and auto-centric celebrity interviews.

History's "Gear" will be hosted by comedian and "Rescue Me" co-star Adam Ferrara, stunt driver Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. Scott Messick will executive produce.

"The history of the automobile and the history of America are intimately intertwined -- to celebrate one is to celebrate the other," History president and Gm Nancy Dubuc said. "We'll stay true to the original format and add a sense of the American car culture."

"Gear" fits the History brand even better than one might expect. The first program to air on what then was called the History Channel was "Automobiles: Corvette." Car-related content has performed well...

An American version of Top Gear is currently in the works. History has teamed up with BBC Worldwide to produce the show, The Hollywood Reporter says. The network has committed to ten episodes of the programme, which is expected to debut in the autumn. The series will be hosted by Rescue Me star Adam Ferrara, stunt driver Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. History president Nancy Dubuc promised not to change the original too much. "The history of the automobile and the history of America are intimately intertwined - to celebrate one is to celebrate the other," she said. "We'll (more)...

When NBC killed Adam Carolla's 'Top Gear' project, it seemed like a cursed project. It had a huge project that only an Iranian oil tycoon could cover and everyone loves the original BBC show so much that doing a remake of it almost feels like a sacrilege.

However, being a huge 'Top Gear' head myself, I was still willing to give it a chance and I'm still willing to give it a shot now that it may be on its way to The History Channel.

Network sources told the car blog Jalopnik that they have a 10 to 12 episode order for the show and are currently looking for hosts. Meanwhile, Carolla said on his car blog that he was being considered for three hosting jobs. If the mighty eyebrows took the front seat, would you watch it?

[via TVTattle]

 

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